07/02/2016

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:00:00. > :00:00.There's live coverage of the Super Bowl coming up over

:00:07. > :00:09.Papers revealing details of key talks

:00:10. > :00:11.over Scotland's future funding arrangements

:00:12. > :00:13.will be published before Holyrood breaks up

:00:14. > :00:17.The Scottish and Westminster governments are trying to hammer out

:00:18. > :00:21.a deal on Scotland's finances that will suit both sides.

:00:22. > :00:32.At the moment, Scotland get a lump sum in cash every year from the

:00:33. > :00:37.Treasury. It is called the block grant. But it is going to change.

:00:38. > :00:42.The Scotland Bill, which is making its way through the Westminster

:00:43. > :00:47.Parliament will give me give new powers to Holyrood. Ministers want

:00:48. > :00:50.the best deal for Scotland and one which is fair to the rest of the UK.

:00:51. > :01:03.But there is a lot of horse trading over how best to achieve that. Both

:01:04. > :01:07.sides agree that the deal, -- that the deal comes with risk. If they

:01:08. > :01:10.make good policy choices and raise additional revenue, they keep that

:01:11. > :01:15.revenue. If they make poor policy choices and the revenue is less than

:01:16. > :01:19.anticipated, there may have to bear the consequences of that. The

:01:20. > :01:25.Treasury think a deal is close. The Scottish government don't. The SNP

:01:26. > :01:29.say, on some points, it is trying to pull the wool over their eyes. They

:01:30. > :01:34.are trying to embed deeper cuts in the block grant them Scottish tax

:01:35. > :01:40.raising powers could possibly deliver. That is detrimental to

:01:41. > :01:46.Scotland and clearly breaches the Smith Commission proposals. While

:01:47. > :01:49.the fiscal framework may sound very technical, it is incredibly

:01:50. > :01:55.important to our lives. These have fundamental consequences for the

:01:56. > :01:59.amount of money that future Scottish governors will have at their

:02:00. > :02:05.disposal, the amount of taxes that the arbitration will be expected to

:02:06. > :02:10.contribute, about the level of services that they can expect to be

:02:11. > :02:13.provided. Chief Secretary to the Treasury will meet the Minister for

:02:14. > :02:16.talks tomorrow. Energy experts say they expect 150

:02:17. > :02:19.oil platforms in the UK North Sea The estimate, from energy

:02:20. > :02:24.consultants Douglas-Westwood, takes account of the fall

:02:25. > :02:27.in the price of oil, which is leaving many oil fields

:02:28. > :02:30.economically unviable. A separate assessment

:02:31. > :02:33.by Company Watch suggests that half of oil and gas companies

:02:34. > :02:36.with North Sea operations are now loss-making,

:02:37. > :02:40.with total losses for the past year Nine mosques in Scotland were among

:02:41. > :02:48.more than 80 around the UK which opened their doors

:02:49. > :02:50.to non-Muslims today, to try to counter negative

:02:51. > :02:53.perceptions of Islam. Visitors were offered

:02:54. > :02:55.introductions to the religion, and the opportunity to observe

:02:56. > :03:09.prayers or simply have a cup of tea. We hope that people who think of the

:03:10. > :03:14.Moscow something mystical or strange violent or whatever to come and see

:03:15. > :03:17.it for real. We hope to have a human contact with people face-to-face so

:03:18. > :03:19.they realise what we do. East Kilbride took on Celtic

:03:20. > :03:22.and Hearts played Hibs. so if you don't want to know

:03:23. > :03:31.the scores, look away now. will feature in today's

:03:32. > :03:35.Super Bowl final in the US. Kicker Graham Gano was born

:03:36. > :03:38.in Arbroath and moved to America, His side, the Carolina Panthers,

:03:39. > :03:49.face Denver Broncos. Well, now for the weather outlook

:03:50. > :04:08.for tonight and tomorrow. Thank you. A very good evening. As

:04:09. > :04:11.the Storm image in comes in, Scotland is mostly escaping. You can

:04:12. > :04:16.see the tightly packed isobars across the South of England.

:04:17. > :04:24.Scotland are at the -- is at the centre of a low, so it is relative

:04:25. > :04:32.to come. There is a nice one for parts of northern Scotland. Showers

:04:33. > :04:44.keep coming in. Lighter winds. Overnight lows around to minus four

:04:45. > :04:47.Celsius. -- two to four Celsius. The main focus of any shells will tend

:04:48. > :04:51.to be in the coastal areas tomorrow. The wind picks up once again in the

:04:52. > :04:53.South during the day but a lot of dry weather. Sunny weather as well.

:04:54. > :04:55.It will feel on the cold side. Until then, from everyone

:04:56. > :04:59.on the weekend team, enjoy the rest of

:05:00. > :05:01.your Sunday evening. gusts up to 50 or 60 miles per hour.

:05:02. > :05:10.By the time we Good eepg, the strongest of storm

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